Chapter II, Section VII - Town Attorney

Sec. 2-7-1    Appointment
Sec. 2-7-2    Duties

Sec. 2-7-1.    Appointment.

The Board of Trustees, at its first regular meeting after each biennial election, shall appoint some qualified attorney admitted to practice law in the State of Colorado as the Town Attorney and shall fix his or her compensation.  The appointment shall be at the pleasure of the Board.

Sec. 2-7-2.    Duties.

The Town Attorney shall perform the following duties:

1. He or she shall act as legal advisor to, and be attorney and counsel for, the Board and shall be responsible solely to the Board.  He or she shall advise any officer or department head of the Town in matters relating to his or her official duties and shall file with the Clerk a copy of all written opinions given by him or her.
2. Upon request of the Town Board, he or she shall prosecute ordinance violations and he or she shall conduct for the Town cases in Municipal Court.  He or she shall file with the Town Clerk copies of such records and files relating thereto.
3. He or she shall prepare or review all ordinances, contracts, bonds and other written instruments which are submitted to him or her by the Board and shall promptly give his or her opinion as to the legal consequences thereof.
4. He or she shall call to the attention of the Board all matters of law, and changes or developments therein, affecting the Town.
5. He or she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him or her by the Board.
6. The Town Board may separate the Town Attorney functions of "advisor" and "prosecutor" and hire separate attorneys to provide these functions.